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Jyutping cou1
Pinyin

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. coarse
  2. rough
  3. thick (for cylindrical objects)
  4. unfinished
  5. vulgar
  6. rude
  7. crude
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. (adjective) 1. Unrefined; 2. Inattentive; 3. Careless
  2. coarse/rough/thick (for cylindrical objects)/unfinished/vulgar/rude/crude/careless/negligent/inattentive/roughly/husky
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 詞綴
    唔​愛惜​、​粗魯​噉
    to handle roughly; non-delicately
    • 粗用
      粗用
      cou1 jung6
      to use carelessly
    • 粗着
      粗着
      cou1 zoek3
      to dress sloppily
    • 粗戴
      粗戴
      cou1 daai3
      to dress sloppily
    • 呢啲幾蚊嘅筆,粗粗地用住先啦。
      呢啲几蚊嘅笔,粗粗地用住先啦。
      ni1 di1 gei2 man1 ge3 bat1, cou1 cou1 dei2 jung6 zyu6 sin1 laa1.
      These cheap pens, we can just use it carelessly.
  2. 形容詞
    指長條​型​嘅​物件​直徑​好闊​;​幼​嘅​相反
    (diameter of long objects) thick
    • 攞條粗啲嘅繩俾我吖。
      攞条粗啲嘅绳俾我吖。
      lo2 tiu4 cou1 di1 ge3 sing2 bei2 ngo5 aa1
      Please get me a thicker rope.
    • 呢枝筆好粗,唔好揸。
      呢枝笔好粗,唔好揸。
      ni1 zi1 bat1 hou2 cou1, m4 hou2 zaa1
      This pen has a thick diameter, and it's hard to grip.
  3. 形容詞
    摸落​嚡​嘅​;​唔​光滑​;​唔​勻循
    coarse; rough; unrefined
    • 粗鹽
      粗盐
      cou1 jim4
      coarse salt
    • 粗糙
      粗糙
      cou1 cou3
      rough
  4. 形容詞
    冇​禮​貌​嘅​;​市井​嘅
    rude; vulgar
    • 粗俗
      粗俗
      cou1 zuk6
      rude; uncouth
    • 粗口
      粗口
      cou1 hau2
      foul language; swear word
    • 粗人
      粗人
      cou1 jan4
      rude person
    • 大老粗
      大老粗
      daai6 lou5 cou1
      simple/unread person
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character
    thick; heavy; bulky (especially of cylindrical objects)
    • 頭髮粗硬
      头发粗硬
      tóu fà cū yìng
      the hair is rough and stiff
    • 腿粗的男生
      腿粗的男生
      tuǐ cū de nán shēng
      man with large thighs
  2. character
    vulgar; rude; crude
  3. character
    coarse; rough
Definitions (Unihan)
  1. rough, thick, course
  2. rude
  3. Cangjie Input
    FDBM
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 四级词汇表 #128
  2. HSK3 四级汉字表 #40
  3. HSK3 高等手写字表 #64
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    他们粗心大意,还没意识到危险。
    他們粗心大意,還沒意識到危險。
    tā men cū xīn dà yì , hái méi yì shí dào wēi xiǎn 。
    • They were carelessly unaware of the danger.
  2. Mandarin
    她原谅了男孩的粗鲁。
    她原諒了男孩的粗魯。
    tā yuán liàng le nán hái de cū lǔ 。
    • She forgave the boy for his rudeness.
  3. Mandarin
    他受到了粗暴的对待。
    他受到了粗暴的對待。
    tā shòu dào le cū bào de duì dài 。
    • He received rough treatment.
  4. Mandarin
    粗心大意的人很容易犯错。
    粗心大意的人很容易犯錯。
    cū xīn dà yì de rén hěn róng yì fàn cuò 。
    • A careless person is apt to make mistakes.
  5. Mandarin
    我做不惯粗重活。
    我做不慣粗重活。
    wǒ zuò bù guàn cū zhòng huó 。
    • I am not used to hard work.
    • I'm not used to hard work.
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    我做唔惯粗重嘢。
    我做唔慣粗重嘢。
    ngo5 zou6 m4 gwaan3 cou1 cung5 je5 。
    • I am not used to hard work.
    • I'm not used to hard work.
  2. Cantonese
    你讲少句粗口得唔得啫?教坏细路呀。
    你講少句粗口得唔得啫?教壞細路呀。
    nei5 gong2 siu2 geoi3 cou1 hau2 dak1 m4 dak1 ze1 ? gaau3 waai6 sai3 lou6 aa3 。
    • Can you please cut down on the swearing? You're setting a bad example for the kids.
  3. Cantonese
    好心你讲少句粗口啦,教坏细路呀。
    好心你講少句粗口啦,教壞細路呀。
    hou2 sam1 nei5 gong2 siu2 geoi3 cou1 hau2 laa1 , gaau3 waai6 sai3 lou6 aa3 。
    • Can you please cut down on the swearing? You're setting a bad example for the kids.
  4. Cantonese
    我觉得佢讲嘢好粗鄙。
    我覺得佢講嘢好粗鄙。
    ngo5 gok3 dak1 keoi5 gong2 je5 hou3 cou1 pei2 。
    • I find his language vulgar.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    粗盐
    粗鹽
    cou1 jim4
    • coarse salt
    • cooking salt
  2. Cantonese
    粗豪嘅性格未必唔好,有时保持自然真实嘅风格会令人更加喜爱。
    粗豪嘅性格未必唔好,有時保持自然真實嘅風格會令人更加喜愛。
    • X
  3. Cantonese
    果日我胆粗粗走咗去玩跳楼机,其实真系坚好玩。
    果日我膽粗粗走咗去玩跳樓機,其實真係堅好玩。
    • I put away my fear and tried Turbo Drop that day. It's really fun!
  4. Cantonese
    呢间跨国公司请MT,我胆粗粗报名应征。
    呢間跨國公司請MT,我膽粗粗報名應徵。
    • This multinational company is hiring management trainees, I bit the bullet and applied for the job.
  5. Cantonese
    我脚瓜瓤好粗。
    我腳瓜瓤好粗。
    ngo5 goek3 gwaa1 nong1 hou2 cou1.
    • I got thick calves.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    别的国度里怎样,我不知道。单知道诺威人Hamsun有一本小说叫《饥饿》,粗野的口吻是很多的,但我并不见这一类话。
    別的國度裏怎樣,我不知道。單知道諾威人Hamsun有一本小説叫《飢餓》,粗野的口吻是很多的,但我並不見這一類話。
    bié de guó dù lǐ zěn yàng , wǒ bù zhī dào . dān zhī dào nuò wēi rén Hamsun yǒu yī běn xiǎo shuō jiào “ jī è ” , cū yě de kǒu wěn shì hěn duō de , dàn wǒ bìng bù jiàn zhè yī lèi huà .
    • I don't know what it's like in other countries. I only know that a Norwegian [named] Hamsun has [written] a novel called Hunger [in which] vulgar speech is plenty, but I have by no means seen this kind of thing [referring to 他媽的/他妈的 (tāmāde)].
  2. Mandarin
    这纸摸起来很粗糙。
    這紙摸起來很粗糙。
    zhè zhǐ mō qǐ lái hěn cū cāo .
    • This paper feels rough.
  3. Mandarin
    头发粗硬
    頭髮粗硬
    tóu fà cū yìng
    • the hair is rough and stiff
  4. Mandarin
    腿粗的男生
    腿粗的男生
    tuǐ cū de nán shēng
    • man with large thighs
  5. Mandarin
    好在延安许多同志已有详尽的文章,我的粗枝大叶的东西,就当作一番开台锣鼓好了。
    好在延安許多同志已有詳盡的文章,我的粗枝大葉的東西,就當作一番開台鑼鼓好了。
    hǎo zài yá nān xǔ duō tóng zhì yǐ yǒu xiáng jìn de wén zhāng , wǒ de cū zhī dà yè de dōng xi , jiù dàng zuò yī fān kāi tái luó gǔ hǎo le .
    • Fortunately, there are many comrades in Yenan who have written at length in this field, so that my rough and ready words may serve the same purpose as the beating of the gongs before a theatrical performance.